Marketplace Theme Updates

What We'll Cover

Theme updates are improvements for your Stencil theme that either incorporate a new feature or fix a known issue. Keeping your theme up to date ensures that your site performs optimally and takes advantage of the latest BigCommerce features.

Updates apply only to themes purchased from Stencil Theme Marketplace and are available even if the theme is not yet live on your storefront. To see if a theme needs updating, go to Storefront Design › My Themes

How to Update a Theme

A majority of updates will ask you for permission before applying the update. To preview how the update will affect your store, click the Customize Update button. This will open Theme Editor and show a preview of your storefront.

Don't see any changes when you preview an update? This is normal since most updates will affect only features on the back end of your store. The preview allows you to confirm that it does not affect your storefront.

To apply the update to your theme, click the Update button.

Restoring an Earlier Theme Version

Theme Editor saves versions of your theme every update and after every publish. If you preferred how your theme worked or looked prior to an update, you can switch to an earlier version in Theme Editor.

2. In Theme Editor, click History. This will display a list of the theme’s previous versions.3. Click the version you want to restore. You will then see the theme in the preview panel.

4. To apply it to the store, click Apply Theme.

Updating Custom Themes

If you are using an uploaded custom theme, you will need to get in touch with the theme’s developer for updates. BigCommerce cannot update custom or third-party themes.

If you have edited a Marketplace theme using Theme Editor, you will still receive updates. This restriction applies only to uploaded custom themes – themes that you or your developer have customized using developer tools, then uploaded.